24 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
About 24 Lilian Impey Drive
24 Lilian Impey Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Highwoods, Colchester, Colchester (CO4 9GP). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £445,000 sits 143.2% above the 2002 sale of £183,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 131 m² it's 24.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 17 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageIntegral
Energy performance
24 Lilian Impey Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Sept 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
24 Lilian Impey Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 222110
What's in 24 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
24 Lilian Impey Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£445,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 3 years.
£183,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
5 June 2002Most recent
£183,000
+28.0%over 2 years28 October 1999
£142,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 9GP: £360,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CO4 9GP
11 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
Sold Jul 2025
£375,00022 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
Sold Jan 2025
£360,0009 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
Sold Jun 2024
£310,00015 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
Sold Oct 2023
£400,0008 Lilian Impey Drive, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9GP
Sold Mar 2019
£255,000
Everything we know about 24 Lilian Impey Drive, in one report
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Versus other Lilian Impey Drive homes
24 Lilian Impey Drive is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£1,397
Street avg £2,414
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Oyster Business Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Brinkley Grove Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB